The sword flashed and the floating armor's attack stopped.
Soya landed, and the helmet with two horns rolled down and hit the floor in front of Yoshikawa Anko.
Boom!
"..."
She sat slumped, her body shaking.
The neck guard composed of many armor pieces was split open by Soya's sword and bounced around.
The evil spirit had its head removed, and its body froze in place, still holding the knife as if it was about to chop.
Soya snatched the sharp blade from its hand and was about to say something to Yoshikawa on the ground when the entire armor suddenly collapsed.
Wow——
The shoulder armor, breastplate, leg armor, arm armor... all fell to the ground after losing their inner support.
At the other end of the corridor, Minami Noma had just arrived after receiving the news.
"Sogu..."
She looked at him holding the two swords, and then at the piles of armor scattered on the ground.
"After Mr. Mihara came into contact with the weapon, he mutated into an evil spirit and was killed by me. Now he has completely dissipated."
"……Yeah."
Looking at the end of the corridor where more footsteps could be heard, Zonggu turned around to find the scabbard to contain the sharp blade in his hand.
"..."
As for Yoshikawa, who was paralyzed on the ground, it was only then that he came back to his senses from the excitement of narrowly escaping death.
"Wow--"
...
It gets dark soon.
Zonggu stood beside the edge, looking up at the stars.
In the Japanese room behind him, Minami Noma, old man Miyagi and the shrine maiden sent by the local shrine after receiving the news were negotiating with each other word by word.
"...The first target of the evil spirit's attack was you, Mr. Miyagi. Soya-kun also fought against the evil spirit to protect you. How can it be said to be a deliberate sabotage?"
"But what has become of my armor and my home!"
"It's not very serious. And if you can survive the attack of a heavily armed evil spirit this time, you may have put all your luck in it for the rest of your life. You'd better not go out with this old bone in the future."
"What are you talking about!"
"...Miss Noma, please stop fanning the flames."
It's a mess again.
The whole thing was clear at a glance. The client was at the scene of the incident and the explanation had been given two or three times. However, Miyagi was stubborn and Sotani really didn't want to put in more effort.
Moreover, they could actually leave long ago.
Miss Asahina, the shrine maiden sent by the local shrine, after learning the complete story of the matter, said that they would take over the matter; however, Noma Minami couldn't stand the reckless behavior of the old man Miyagi, so she stayed on.
"Soya."
He thought it was his turn to explain to Miyagi again, but when he turned around, Noma Minami asked him to get back to the car first.
"Is that okay? What should I do here?"
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
"I can't rest assured if I leave it to Miss Noma."
Noma Minami glared at him, then moved closer and whispered: "Don't worry, Asahina is my friend, I'm helping her now."
"..."
I bet she kept irritating the old man with words, but she was actually making a fool of herself.
"It won't be counterproductive, right?"
"If you still want to take my car back, take it back now."
"...How long will it take? I'm a little hungry."
"Don't worry, it's coming soon."
Noma Minami winked at him, "Asahina will treat me to a treat later~"
Soya looked at the miko and the old man in the room again, then turned around and went to where the car was parked.
The car parked not far away, and its white body was visible at a glance under the moonlight. Opening the door, three pairs of eyes looked over.
"How's it going?" Kirino Akane asked.
"We are still negotiating for now, but it should be done soon."
As he spoke, he looked at Yoshikawa, who was sitting in the back, and asked, "Miss, are you still crying?"
"..."
The crumpled paper towel was thrown out.
Zong Gu raised his hand to catch it, squeezed it twice, and found that the paper towel was dry.
"That's too much, Soya." Kirino Akane said, "Anoko also went back because she was worried about Soya."
"sorry."
He stood in a position where he couldn't get up or down. Kirino Akane pulled him into the car and said, "Go inside and talk to Anko."
Their eyes met, Yoshikawa moved a little to the side, and he sat down next to her.
"Is Yoshikawa okay?"
"Um."
She was only a little frightened and stimulated, shed some tears, but her body was still unscathed.
"Although it was because Yoshikawa attracted the evil spirit's attention that I was able to find a chance to kill it, it was still too dangerous. Next time I say run away, don't look back."
He said it nicely, and Yoshikawa's expression softened a lot.
"Well...I know."
Kirino Akane in front also turned around and started chatting with the two of them.
While chatting, she asked:
"Speaking of which, why did Mr. Mihara suddenly attack Mr. Miyagi?"
"Mutated."
Zong Gu explained to the two of them, "Spirit bodies are like ordinary people who have completely lost their immunity. They are easily affected by the environment. Any factor may cause them to mutate. And this mutation is irreversible."
Yoshikawa looked at him, "So, Mr. Mihara..."
"It must have been stimulated by that knife."
Sotani talked about his speculation: "People who like Sengoku armor, even if they don't have a specific target of hatred, will have a more or less aggressive mentality and imagine themselves as generals from the Sengoku era, fighting bloody battles on the battlefield.
"
"At that time, Mr. Mihara was wearing the aura of his time. After getting the weapon, it may have activated some of his previous fantasies, thus causing his own irreversible mutation."
The two girls looked at each other.
He paused and continued: "Fortunately, the only thing that has mutated is temperament."
"Spiritual bodies are inherently unstable. If Mr. Mihara imagines himself to be some kind of demon king or demon god with three heads and six arms, then even if he cannot completely change, his body shape will undergo considerable variation... In that case, it would be impossible for me to do it alone.
I’m afraid people can’t deal with him.”
Akane Kirino realized something, "The kind of criminals mentioned in the news who committed the same acts because they were exposed to comics or games with violent elements. Is this what it feels like?"
"Tongye can understand the causes of spiritual body mutation in this way, but for living people, that is nonsense."
There was no expression on Zongya's face, "As long as there is a trace of rationality, people can also distinguish the difference between reality and fantasy. Comics or games are just some of the elements that are so-called 'causing criminal impulses', and they are the easiest to bully."
"What element..."
"nothing."
Zongya didn't want to say more on this topic, but he couldn't help it.
"As long as you are alive, people have very strong tolerance for people, things, and the environment."
Kirino Akane blinked, "Really?"
Zonggu nodded, "Live well."
"What did you say suddenly..."
"It's not just Yoshikawa, but Kirino too." He changed the topic, "If you encounter such a dangerous situation again, I will let you run away and never look back."
"Don't even think about saving me. Without you, I can concentrate on protecting myself."
"..."
The two of them looked at each other and both understood that he was just about to say "you are a burden" directly.
"I see."
After explaining this, Zonggu relaxed a little, leaned back, and looked out the dark car window.
"It's almost seven o'clock...has Yoshikawa contacted his parents?"
"I contacted you. I said it was at Akane's house."
"Is this an impermissible situation?"
"No. But telling the truth will make them worry and take more time to explain. It's better to just say it at Akane's house."
The two girls looked at each other and smiled, and he smiled too.
"What a flexible top student."
After waiting for another long time, Noma Minami returned to the car, along with Miss Asahina, the shrine maiden of the local shrine.
"Finally solved."
She stretched, started the car, and looked back at the students behind her.
"Miss Asahina said that she is treating guests to barbecue!"
"Great!"
"Eh? Anan, I've never heard of such a thing..."
Zonggu, who had been worried that he would miss a meal, fell asleep after waiting, but was woken up by their shouts.
"Feel sorry……"
He found that he had unconsciously leaned against Yoshikawa and sat up straight again.